Migrant influx overwhelms NYC school system

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 27: (L-R) Co-teachers at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 Marisa Wiezel (who is related to the photographer) and Caitlin Kenny give a lesson to their masked students in their classroom on September 27, 2021 in New York City. New York City schools fully reopened earlier this month with all in-person classrooms and mandatory masks on students. The city's mandate ordering all New York City school staff to be vaccinated by midnight today was delayed again after a federal appeals court issued a temporary injunction three days before the mayor's deadline. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Co-teachers at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 Marisa Wiezel (who is related to the photographer) and Caitlin Kenny give a lesson to their masked students in their classroom on September 27, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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UPDATED 12:15 PM PT – Wednesday, October 12, 2022

New York City schools are struggling to accommodate the heavy influx of migrant children.

On Tuesday, city officials gave details of their concerns about an unsustainable number of migrant children coming into schools.

The Staten Island Borough President, Vito J. Fossella, has said that the migrant students will cost local taxpayers $200 million a year. Fossella is asking for federal aid.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced that about 5,500 migrant kids have been enrolled in the city’s public schools. He has declared a state of emergency over the migrant crisis.


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